Description
Build or repair equipment such as furnaces, kilns, cupolas, boilers, converters, ladles, soaking pits, and ovens, using refractory materials.
Interests
- Realistic
- Conventional
Work Values
- Support
- Independence
- Relationships
Work Styles
- Dependability
- Attention to Detail
- Persistence
- Self-Control
- Cooperation
Tasks
- Reline or repair ladles and pouring spouts with refractory clay, using trowels.
- Chip slag from linings of ladles or remove linings when beyond repair, using hammers and chisels.
- Mix specified amounts of sand, clay, mortar powder, and water to form refractory clay or mortar, using shovels or mixing machines.
- Measure furnace walls to determine dimensions and cut required number of sheets from plastic block, using saws.
- Dry and bake new linings by placing inverted linings over burners, building fires in ladles, or by using blowtorches.
Work Activities
- Handling and Moving Objects
- Performing General Physical Activities
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems
- Getting Information
Detailed Work Activities
- Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
- Performing general physical activities includes doing activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials.
- Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
- Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
- Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
- Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or watercraft.
- Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
- Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
- Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
- Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
Technology Skills
- Spreadsheet software
- Presentation software
- Electronic mail software
- Facilities management software
- Word processing software
Abilities
- Arm-Hand Steadiness
- Extent Flexibility
- Near Vision
- Control Precision
- Manual Dexterity
Skills
- Operations Monitoring
- Repairing
- Active Listening
- Equipment Maintenance
- Operation and Control
Knowledge
- Mechanical
- Production and Processing
Most Common Education Level
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Certificates
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Income Percentile
The income percentiles show how earnings are distributed within a profession. The 10th percentile means that 10% of workers earned less than that amount. The median (50th percentile) indicates that half of workers earned more, and half earned less. The 90th percentile reflects what the top 10% of earners in the field make.
| Income Percentile | Annual Income |
|---|---|
| Low (10%) | $37,050 |
| Median (50%) | $58,540 |
| High (90%) | $81,440 |
Employability
There are currently 600 jobs in this career path. Over the next 10 years, that number is expected to decrease to 500 positions, reflecting a projected decline of -18%.
The Projected Job Growth figure refers to the expected increase or decrease in employment within a specific career field over a certain period of time.
Projected Job Growth of -18%
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